The Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on March 2 for Rohit Chopra and Gary Gensler. They are the administration's picks, respectively, to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A majority of the loans are also junior-lien obligations, according to a presale report.

DataBank, sponsored by an affiliate of Colony Capital, is pooling ownership and leasehold stakes in 15 data centers in six cities, including the Salt Lake City market that is in high demand with West Coast companies diversifying and expanding data-center operations.

The agency is recruiting more attorneys and shuffling personnel under new Democratic leadership as it prepares to toughen oversight of the financial services industry.

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The newly public digital mortgage giant is relying on a diverse set of loan channels to take on competitors in an increasingly crowded field, CEO Anthony Hsieh said in an earnings call this week.

Ratings agencies describe a "notable" concentration of alternative-income mortgages in the nonforming pool that were underwritten by Ellington-affiliated LendSure.

The Georgia lenders provides financing through a platform available through 16,000 merchants nationwide, including The Home Depot.

Early-stage delinquencies were up slightly in both prime and subprime auto ABS pools, according to the agency's report for January.

Neighborly Co., a franchisor of 24 home repair and maintenance service brands, is pledging franchise-fee, royalty and other related revenues from its mostly recession-proof business lines.

Between the dip in refis and the approach of the spring buying season, mortgage lenders are likely to start paying a little more attention to the purchase market, which is less rate-sensitive.

While the Mortgage Bankers Association hailed the move, some experts say it could negatively impact housing inventory.